Salisbury to get new 'reflective' art installation
The idea behind the sculpture is to get you to stop and reflect on the past and future.
Last updated 17th May 2021
Artist Tim Scrace is creating a temporary sculpture for Salisbury's High Street.
Named 'This Too Will Pass' - it celebrates the themes of movement, and is made from contrasting materials including stainless steel, recycled paper and local Chilmark stone from the Cathedral's works yard!
Tim will create the sculpture in three parts and we're encouraged to move in between them - and stop and reflect.
"I am keen for the sculpture to be interactive, a place and a platform for the community to reflect on the past, make sense of this moment and to build a better future."
It's due to be fully installed by Friday (21st May) and stick around throughout the summer.
COST
The sculpture has been commissioned by Salisbury BID, with the project costing just over ÂŁ19,000.
Three quarters of that, ÂŁ14,500 has come from funding from the Arts Council England's National Lottery Funding Grant.
It was originally meant to be installed last year as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations of Salisbury Cathedral last year but that was delayed due to the pandemic.
Robin McGowan of Salisbury BID said the team were delighted with the '"imaginative" design.
ENHANCE OUR STREETS
Deborah Fox,owner of local gallery, café and gift shop Fisherton Mill, said
"It is so exciting to see our cityscape being enlivened by this locally designed, interactive artwork for the summer season. Visitors and locals alike are now so much more appreciative of the outdoors and Salisbury is very blessed with vibrant and historic streets and our High Street views will be further enhanced with this addition."
Robert Titley, Chair of Salisbury Cathedral’s Arts Advisory Committee and Canon Treasurer of Salisbury Cathedral said:
"It is wonderful to see Cathedral stone used in this new work. The builders of our Cathedral were driven by faith and hope, and they reached out for something beyond the everyday. We see that same spirit in this installation, and it’s a spirit we all need as we look forward from this hardest of years.”
SECOND SCULPTURE FOR CITY
This latest sculpture comes just weeks after another was installed in the Guildhall Square.
Turning Point, by John Maine, was also intended to pay tribute to Salisbury Cathedral's milestone anniversary.
The 4.2 metre high sculpture, is built in seven sections and represents a spire.
The City Council said it's intended as a 'marker of confidence' contributing to a sense of optimism for the future of Salisbury.